How Did Benjamin Franklin Achieve The American Dream

The American dream is the idea “that every US citizen should have an equal opportunity to achieve success and prosperity through hard work, determination, and initiative” (Oxford Dictionaries). Benjamin Franklin, one of the founders of the U.S. and a statesman, author, publisher, scientist, inventor, and diplomat, was able to achieve the American dream, inspiring many educated people today. He begins as a young teenage boy with nothing, builds on his values in life, improves himself, and accomplished prosperity. Met with many obstacles, Franklin was able to surpass them with the help of friendly companions and referred to their opinions to gain a clearer aspect on all situations, fortunate or unfortunate and regarded it as a process to improve himself. Not only did he adopt the advice for improvement, but also the correction of the many errata he committed. The American dream was, indeed, not a simple thing to obtain. However, it was Franklin 's consistency of a daily routine which began before the sun rose and ended after many people go home, that he was able to acquire success. His perseverance to obtain a stable life and more is admirable and shows his felicity in life. Many character traits have enabled Benjamin Franklin to achieve the American Dream which includes the regard for knowledge, the effort to improve himself, strong …show more content…
Franklin states, “I grew convinc’d that Truth, Sincerity and Integrity in Dealings between Man and Man, were of the utmost Importance of the felicity of life” (518). He not only. Franklin remarks, “Human felicity is produc’d not so much by great Pieces of good Fortune that seldom happen, as by little Advantages that occur every Day. Thus, if you teach a poor young man to shave himself and keep his Razor in order, you may contribute more to the happiness of his life than in giving him 1000 Guineas”